Kentucky's Alex Poythress (22) blocks a shot of Louisville's Montrezl Harrell (24) during the first half of their NCAA Sweet 16 game on Friday night in Indianapolis.

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DAN WOLKEN
USA Today

Nobody will accuse these Kentucky kids of being the fastest learners. Not this season. And certainly not during most of Friday night's game against Louisville.

But once again, late in the game with everything on the line, they figured things out just in time.

Aaron Harrison hit a 3-pointer for the go-ahead score with 39 seconds left and Julius Randle made a pair of clutch free throws to lift the fantastic freshmen of Kentucky to a 74-69 victory over their in-state rivals. ...